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Ads that I like #39

The fellow in today's ad (for Baby Ruth cookies) reckons that he'll do anything for cookies? That's a big call. ANYTHING ? He seems to think that maybe doing the dishes is enough, but I've got something even better. I'd say to him "Okay then, how about you try to look a little less like a pedophile?" That might be a good start, and it won't scare children away from Baby Ruth cookies!

(My) photo of the day

Two for the price of one today. Today I've opted for a shot of day-to-day life for many here in Tasmania, the washing drying on the hills hoist. The background to the story is a familiar tale I'm sure: unwell toddler; vomiting; changing sheets; vomiting; changing clothes; vomiting; changing sheets again; vomiting; wiping everything down with nappies; vomiting; and so it goes! Thus, even though we have a non-vomiting, seemingly better (albeit lethargic) little bloke today, there presented before me in the cold, hard light of morning was a mountain of washing that needed to be done. Undaunted, I set about the herculean task and by the middle of the day, six loads of washing was completed! The above photo represents a mere fraction that went through our laundry. I've spared the faint hearted from images of our smalls and concentrated on the cute little Henry-related outfits. The tale of a Sunday spent washing is even more tragic, as it prevented me from presenting a far happie...